Cyber Security, Risk and Financial Markets Expert

Perez is a business consultant for billion-dollar private equity and hedge funds and Council Member at the Gerson Lehrman Group, with subject matter expertise in cyber security, investing, trading, financial regulation (Dodd-Frank Act) and market structure.

Previously, Edgar was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City.

As an author his books include:

Knightmare on Wall Street – The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets.

The Speed Traders – An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World.

He contributes to The New York Times, UltraHighFrequencyTrading.com and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

Edgar Perez regularly provides expert comment to media outlets around the world on Cyber Security and Trading related matters.

Recent events include Harvard Business School, FIXProtocol Face2Face Forum, TradeTech Asia, Columbia Business School, Pace University, New York University, as well as, media appearances on CNBC, BNN, TheStreet.com, and Channel NewsAsia, among other venues

Speaking topics include:

The Impact of Brexit in the U.K and the World

Ransomware and the Future of Cyber Security

Blockchain tech and its impact on Finance

The Biggest Risks for Financial Markets

Establishing or Improving a Cybersecurity Program

Finance in the New Global Economy

Social Engineering: The “Weakest Human Link” in Cybersecurity

The Importance of the Cybersecurity Framework for Directors and CEOs

The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading

Edgar has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002).